Surah Al-A'raf 7:34

سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ · Meccan · Verse 34 of 206

وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌۭ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةًۭ ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

Translation

There is a time set for every people: they cannot hasten it, nor, when it comes, will they be able to delay it for a single moment.

English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.

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